A study conducted in two neighbouring villages of Sine-Saloum, Senagal, analysed the effect of using oral Ivermectin and shampoo in the treatment of pediculosis and revealed that whilst oral ivermectin is more highly effective in treating pediculosis compared with shampoo, ivermectin resitance may emerge during treatment.

A new study conducted between July and November 2016 in households of two villages in Egypt compared the safety and efficacy of a shampoo-based head lice treatment (Licener®) with an anti-head lice product (Jacutin® Pedicul Fluid) via a randomized and controlled clinical study.

A new study has compared the efficacy and safety of a new pediculicide, Inex Pediculicide Soap® with Paranix® via a randomised clinical trial involving children diagnosed with pediculosis and 6 paediatricians from the community of Madrid, Spain.

A new study has compared the efficacy of a head lice treatment containing Australian eucalyptus oil and Leptospermum petersonii (EO/LP Solution) with a neurotoxic treatment containing pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide (P/PB Mousse) via a randomised controlled study.

A study undertaken to determine the ovicidal efficacy of abametapir against eggs of both human head and body lice has revealed that abametaphir has an 100% ovicidal activity in vitro assessments and therefore able to inhibit hatching of both head and body louse eggs if used in specific concetrations.

A new study investigating the insecticidal activity of ivermectin-loaded lipid nanocapsules (IVM-LNC) against permethrin-resistant head lice has highlighted the effectiveness in the encapsulation of ivermectin (IVM) into stable LNC dispersion with a potential clinical activity against head lice .

A new study investigating louse populations from Iran has revealed that 100% of all specimens collected from the Provinces of West-Azerbaijan and Zanjan have at least one of six novel mutations potentially associated with kdr resistance in body and head lice.

A new study has investigated the pediculicidal activity of micellar systems containing a 5 wt% of poloxamer 407 and 1.25 wt% of the different monoterpenes using an ex vivo immersion test and revealed that aqueous formulations are effective against head lice with mortality ranging from 30 to 60%.

A new study analysing the effect of human scalp components on the behavior of adult head lice has shown for the first time the effect of host components conditioning on head lice behavior.

A molecular screening of pygmies’ head lice in the Republic of Congo has identified the presence of a dangerous human pathogen, Borrelia reccurentis, the causative agent of relapsing fever, in ten clade A head lice, which was not reported in the republic of Congo and B. theileri in one head louse.